Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Readers Respond: Survival Skills For Commuters
Washington Post readers write in to share "and true methods for dealing with the headaches of their daily commutes."
Does Smart Growth Raise Housing Prices?
A new report suggests that stringent land use regulations result in increased housing prices.
America's Best New Development Projects
The Sierra Club endorses a variety of mixed-use residential, commercial and retail developments in cities around the country in the new "Guide to America's Best New Development Projects."
Condos Breathe New Life into Old Offices
Historic office buildings are increasingly being reinvented as condominiums in CBDs (central business districts) across the country.
Mississippi's Governer Learns A New Word: 'Charrette'
The prominence of the Congress for the New Urbanism in the Katrina rebuilding effort seems to be making some professionals -- such as architect Eric Owen Moss to author Mike Davis -- nervous.